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Gov. M. Jodi Rell today asked the president to declare a “pre-landfall” emergency for Connecticut ahead of expected tropical strom-force winds from Hurricane Earl on Friday, and a number of schools planned early dismissals.

HARTFORD — The state recovered more than $7 million in unpaid wages for workers during the last fiscal year, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced.

It would appear that Connecticut has weathered the storm. A day after Gov. M. Jodi Rell asked for a "pre-landfall" declaration of emergency, Hurricane Earl largely bypassed Connecticut as it crept up the Eastern Seaboard on Friday, causing scattered power outages but no reported injuries or major damage. Hurricane Earl - Connecticut - Wind - United States - North Carolina

HARTFORD — The state could save as much as $30 million a year until 2013 under a federal program aimed at employees who retire before they’re eligible for Medicare, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Wednesday.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she has asked President Barack Obama to issue a declaration of emergency a day before Hurricane Earl is expected to sweep past New England.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced that as part of the state’s preparations for the approach of Hurricane Earl, she has asked President Obama to issue a “pre-landfall” declaration of emergency.

The annual memorial service in Connecticut for those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks will be held on Tuesday.

— The state will save more than $120 million in borrowing costs thanks to the recently announced surplus from the budget year that ended June 30, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Thursday asked President Barack Obama to declare a “pre-landfall” emergency for Connecticut ahead of strong winds and rain expected as Hurricane Earl passes offshore later today, and a number of schools planned early dismissals.

A 32-year old Stamford man was hospitalized early Monday with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed during a robbery attempt by a man he met at a nearby club on Stillwater Avenue, police said.